@Redface:
SOTN begs to differ. The problem is they keep trying to shoehorn 3D into a 2D franchise. While I actually liked Lament of Innocence, I can't deny that 2D is the only true way to ensure a great Castlevania game.

Darkest Daze

Please, please don't ruin my good memories of Alucard from SotN by ramming him into a 3D Castlevania. PLEASE, KONAMI.

Revenge_of_Nekojin

alucard looks kick ass

shinko

Console-based Castelvania titles tend to blow. This is doesn't instill much confidence in me to believe other wise.

Redface

I really hope it's a 2D game with 'next gen' graphics.

I've heard nothing but bad things from the 3D ones (never played them, mind you)

WEGGLES90

Please, no 3D. But I have to say Alucard is lookin' good. Shame it isn't Ayami Kojima's art style.

Chunky-MonkeyLOL

Sword, hence Castlevania: the movie: the game.

blue bed

2D...pretty please?

infamyRISE

I was pissed this wasnt on the Wii, until I remembered I have a 360 so now Im not.

SaanZ

alucard is one badass mother effer. But I am almost positive this will be a 3D game.

mikeevd

@Saint Anima:
It's Alucard. The game's a direct sequel to SotN. Set about a year or so after the original. Richter and Maria are back, as well as two new vampire hunters. From what I can tell, it's going to explain why Richter sealed off Vampire Killer, and how the Belmonts lost their power.

There's a radio drama being produced that's going to take place just before the game, and it's basically about Alucard seemingly turning evil, while Richter and Maria set out to find him.

Archaotic

@justhesh: True, but remember. Alucard can wield a whole bunch of weapons. Though to me it just seems big because of the red aura itself.

Saint Anima

Was it confirmed that it's Alucard? If so, not bad.

Also, if it is Alucard, maybe this is the game in the storyline...involving the final battle with Dracula when Julius took him down? Would like to see that one made.

Saint Anima

That stupid giant sword just doesn't fit the character. Alucard's all about grace and sophistication. Anything bigger than a longsword is just plain wrong. And preferably, it should be a rapier or a cutlass.

justhesh

Eek! Is this 2D or 3D gameplay? Gimme some whip action and I'll feel less apprehensive about this.

sweetie55

@90sKid: But, but...what about a 2D game with sprites similar to Odin Sphere? Or 2.5D like Bionic Commando: Rearmed? Clearly two great paths they can take with the series.

Saint Anima

Really? We're using Now-Gen instead of Current-Gen?

Is this an industry joke I missed out on or is the vocabulary really this bad?

pewpewlazer

Hey, I want this to be 3D. I actually liked Castlevania: Legacy of Darkness.

Don't be a bunch of wusses, people! Don't scream for novelty when you're clearly afraid of it... and besides, 2D Castlevanias are on the DS.

90sKid

Alucard? This just ensured a day 1 buy from me. It could be a CastleVania: Batz game for all I care.

EvilMetsFan

I like Alucard, but I also like using a whip.

But Alucard is a fucking vampire, which automatically makes him 30 times cooler than any Belmont.

Thorax

Alucard? Will he have the realistic cape sway like in SOTN? Pimp needs his cape sway!

Xideo

@justhesh: But Alucard wielded all kind of big swords in Symphony of the Night. Also, he had a ridiculous voice actor, so that completely killed any kind of grace or sophistication.

Also, while we're on the subject, I've never been a big fan of the Ann Rice vampire. While I think they should be elegant and well versed, I also think they should have a moment of complete fucked up barely human animality. Or maybe Ann Rice delved into that part of the vampire mythos as well. I could never stand her books for more then a few pages.

Thorax

Ah, Alucard. Oh how we've missed your effeminate voice.

Gunhaver

@EvilMetsFan: "Batz" LOL, you win!

Alex_Mexico

Looks like ass to me. Then again, it was 3 seconds of non-footage.

marmidukestank

@Saint Anima: Oh, of course that would be lovely, but you're only going for graphics here, which can always be surpassed by top notch gameplay =)

But that idea about the sprites... oh my God, Kojima sprites!

90sKid

@pewpewlazer: Now-Gen is shorter than "Current-Gen", which fits in with the theme of this short trailer.

Ssylex

This one should be in current-gen 3D graphics. They should remake some of the Castlevania classics in 2D.

sattarsoul

@WEGGLES90: Meh, I kind of liked one on the PS2, but they always felt lacking in the face of games like "Devil May Cry", which was initially just a 3D Castlevania like Driver was a 3d Grand Theft Auto... Of course, GTA3 ended up greatly surpassing driver, while the 3d Castlevanias didn't meet with such luck...

I think that the N64 really dragged them down, because Nintendo was forcing people to go 3d when they didn't want to (hmm... there's a lesson in here somewhere...)

N64 - 3d Castlevania games that sucked
PS1 - 2d castlevania games that were AWESOME!

Maybe this game really isn't made for 3D, or what parts of it were have already been secured by DMC games...

bobtheduck

im pulling some Masonite strings so that it will be a 3D castlevania since i own neither console.

MWAAA HAAA HAAAaaaahhh.... *sigh*

Beximus

I would pay 100 for a HD hand-drawn 2D Castlevania!

alecpyron

@bobtheduck: There's no absolute in anything... just check out Metroid. Metroid was completely reinvented into a great game while keeping the same theme intact. Capcom seems to be doing it with Bionic Commando, though its too soon to say one can at least surmise that it is looking good. Castlevania just needs to be executed properly.

sattarsoul

I don't really have a problem with the very idea of a 3D Castlevania game, but they're always implemented so poorly. The biggest issue - and perhaps the only issue - with the games is that of the environments. They. were. horrible. So bland. So repetitive. So extremely uninteresting in every way. With some charming, beautiful, and interesting locations - the more varied the better - and some decent voice-acting I think a 3D Castlevania game could be excellent. I don't really understand why that's so hard. Konami clearly had enough money to hire decent art direction personnel for the MGS series. Why wouldn't they wish to protect their iconic and potential cash-cow franchise by spending the money necessary to get some decent art direction for the 3D entries into the series? I really don't get it.

gareki.ga.haikyo.ni

I hope it's 2d gameplay, not a fan of the 3d ones at all!

JokesJokes

Is it trying to be like Devil May Cry? I sure hope not. Honestly, my dream is that it's a next-gen 2-D Castlevania, but I doubt it's gonna be that.

Orionsaint

@Thorax: You missed. Its 50 times.

sattarsoul

@Thorax: But they weren't glorified Buster swords, they were just two-handed swords.

And his voice in SotN was great. Just because it was deep doesn't mean it wasn't graceful. In fact, it was better that his voice was deep. If it was higher, he would have been laughable. He's not a femme elf, he's a 400-year-old badass half-vampire.

justhesh

@WEGGLES90: Lament of Innocence (simply 'Castlevania' in PAL-land) is worth a shot if you're a fan of the franchise. I really liked the game, it was a lot better than the N64 games.

Kirbysuperstar

It's ALUCARD! ALUCAAAAARD! Looking very sotnish and awesome! *spasm*

Now just be 2D or 2.5D and everyone can go home happy!

Sugoi

Stop being a bunch of pussies and at least let them try a 3d one. You've already got enough 2d ones.

Payka

Meh.

KaboomtownUSA

give judgement to the xbox360 and ps3 and give us a REAL CASTLEVANIA IGARASHI!! or port it everything to every console, and we will all be happy.

PS: Just make it 2D and OLD STYLE, Stage Style! I so miss that..

Hero-Link

Please don't hurt Alucard Konami......

Major0celot

Pretty sure it will be something like those abysmal Castlevania titles for the PS2. Makes me a sad panda.

sethshazam

@pewpewlazer: I asumed the writer wrote "Next-Gen", kicked himself and then wrote this to make fun of himself.

Skuld

Ok Konami, think carefully! REMEMBER WHY WE LIKE CASTLEVANI!! if this is 2-d..great! if its 3-D.....copy Metroid Prime unashamedly!

excel_excel

@bobtheduck: Nintendo didn't 'force' Konami to make Castlevania 3-d, that was Konami's choice, and theres plenty of 2-d platformers out for the N64 so that kind of disapproves your theory

The N64 games, while lacking certainly had some cool ideas, with being able to be bitten and getting affected and that cool time cycle, I agree with sattarsoul it just needs to be executed properly

excel_excel

Wow.. that was a fast trailer! I wonder what they could do, if they created a HD 2D game. Like symphony of the night?(Although it wasn't HD) I mean they just really go all out. I bet then we could actually call a game, a work of art. Or maybe, "Art in motion?" XD

Anyways, look forward to seeing more info on this.

--Core--

The Castlevania 2D gameplay is top notch. The 3D games are pretty good, but nothing compares to the handheld versions. I too would pay 100 bucks for an HD 2D game.

knikola

@justhesh: You've just described Raphael from Soulcalibur IV, who is actually rather annoying. Alucard, on the other hand, should be able to use any weapon he prefers with one hand only; he's that powerful. Still, in his first appearance (Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse), Alucard was simply unarmed.

Tito Bellic

Damn, I had to watch it twice because I blinked... is this really alucard? Because looks SO bad ass

OtaconR

2D hand-painted HD sprites please!

m9105826

Iga mentioned in interviews that despite the negative reaction to the 3D approach (which pisses the hell out of him). He's going to keep trying to make it work as a 3D format.

Starplate

@WEGGLES90: @WEGGLES90: Lament of Innocence wasn't that bad, really.

TheGuilty1

Finally you guys post this!!!

I can't fucking wait for this.

dead_red_eyes

I didn't know there were so many fangirls on Kotaku.

Razgriz1

the thought of a 2D castlevania using Kojima HD sprites almost made my head explode

黒天使

i'm hoping for fewer castles and more vanias, personally.

moominsean

As long as I get to color the inside of his cape glaringly neon pink in this one, too!

MrPerson

@alecpyron: That would be beautiful.

serotoninzero

"my blood is cursed! It's best if I vanish from this world forever"... Think again boyo!

Joe_Williams

I have a niece who blew through Castlevania SotN twice.
Alucard makes her very happy. If this has Alucard, this will make her very happy.

My niece dominating my 360 while she beats this? Makes ME frowny ^_^.

relic1980

@90sKid: I agree, and they have a very good place there.

Saith17

@justhesh: His voice is not just deep, it's obnoxious, like the director of the recording session was just sitting there, yelling, you aren't enunciating enough words Alucard, enunciate more! All of them! Heck, Just Yell! You aren't corny enough!

Saith17

Is this confirmed to be Alucard or could it be Hector? The materialization of weaponry is something Hector would be apt to do, not Alucard. Maybe I'm just thinking too hard.

letsgetacid

I swear i didnt blink, but i got a feel that i just miss half of the information here..
Can someone translate please?

croatoan

@Payka:

We've also got enough 3D ones. Your point is invalid.

ShadowOdin

@Xideo:

Then I demand nothing less than a cane as a possible weapon.

ShadowOdin

@Gunhaver:

You've obviously missed it enough to believe he had an effeminate voice instead of a dark, deep one.

ShadowOdin

@infamyRISE:

We can only pray. Though it doesn't look that way.

ShadowOdin

i dont care if they making it 3d, i just hope the gameplay remains the same as the lat metroidvania or at least classic like in the psp rremake

guss4avo

@blue bed: you can use swords in alot of the newer games

Kommander-Keith

I can see it now.... this is going to be the new and improved Castlevania 64.

Projekt2501

I really hope its 2D also. The best Castlevanias I have played are SOTN and the ones for the DS

SamataCethegus

A new metroidvania game, Konami will fail again. I wanna my castlevania back!

Arthur-Otaku

I just wish somebody else made a 3D Castlevania. Could that somebody else be *gasp* Hideky Kamya ? (original DMC director)

gencid

@gencid: How about a non-Japanese team? Japanese action games have always paled in comparison to Western developed ones, not to mention the last thing the Castlevania series needs is more flaming leads.

This series could flourish in the hands of a dev. team that knew how to handle the combat and environment well. Each 3D game made in this series has had so much potential, but the devs always try adding SotN elements in to ruin everything.

Konami, give Castlevania to SCEA. They could do amazing things with this IP.

Razgriz1

Wow, think Konami heard the complete bewilderment and outrage surrounding Judgement for Wii and then rushed a teaser trailer? I mean, I love the series, but releasing titles every few years across DS, PSP, 360, Wii and PS3 is annoying considering I don't need/want 4 systems every generation. For God's sake, spend some money on this franchise and get the best team to develop a true 3D game with a storyline that has some depth and voice actors with a SAG card. I love 2D, but this series is fast-losing appeal with handheld and spare next-gen level design. You can't tell me that taking this series and making IGA a consultant and handing the reigns over to a new producer wouldn't be a bad idea. I'd love a total remake with added levels and Simon, Dracula, the core bosses and a gorgeous production design. People love these games for the characters and the concepts, which honestly could use some new paint at this point. The idea is still great, and that's why it still works after all these years. Seriously, I'll block-off time on the calendar to field a Konami rep's phone call in the marketing and research department if it gbets us all closer to a release we can be truly excited about again.

MichelangeloMessene

@Joe_Williams: wow thanks man!!

croatoan

Conjecturization Ray has been set to "STUN".

mariospants